The external walls were lowered in place by crane earlier this week. They consist of prefabricated twin-wall panels with a breathable board outside and airtight board inside- the green walls, which will be taped and sealed and then filled with 35cm of recycled cellulose insulation when fully assembled. This type of construction, very different from …

The frame for the new surgery is here! The frame consists of a twin stud wall 35cm wide which will be filled with warmcel paper insulation with an airtight board on the inside and render/cladding on the outside. …

The guys from MBC have poured the slab this morning using a low cement mix of concrete with a much lower carbon footprint. 50% of the cement is replaced with fly ash- a waste product from blast furnaces. It getting used more commonly now due to its better environmental credentials and resilience. The pipes showing …

In one week these amazing guys from MBC Timber, Harry, Shaun, Brian and Tony, working from 7 till 7 every day of the week, have installed the insulation base laid on compacted stone with steel mesh and underfloor heating laid over. Eco-Concrete will be poured next week inside the base in readiness for the off-site timber frame arriving in …

These guys from a specialist passivehousefirm , MBC Timber, laid a layer of levelled hardcore first and then sand ready for the insulated slab next week! They don’t mess around! The pipes sticking up are pre-placed drains- you need lots of these in a Vet Surgery!

A lot of people have been asking when our new surgery is coming. Its now been submitted to the planning department at Wigan Council and building work should start soon . Sorry its taken so long! Here’s the architects plan. It will be a passive house construction, so should produce more energy than it uses. This will …